Mark 6
1 -2 He left there and returned to his hometown. His disciples came along. On the Sabbath, he gave a lecture in the meeting place. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. "We had no idea he was this good!" they said. "How did he get so wise all of a sudden, get such ability?"3But in the next breath they were cutting him down: "He's just a carpenter—Mary's boy. We've known him since he was a kid. We know his brothers, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and his sisters. Who does he think he is?" They tripped over what little they knew about him and fell, sprawling. And they never got any further.
4 -6Jesus told them, "A prophet has little honor in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child." Jesus wasn't able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that's all. He couldn't get over their stubbornness. He left and made a circuit of the other villages, teaching.
Jesus told us in this passage that in your hometown, you are going to have a harder time impressing and trying to witness to them. These people know you from your youth and will only see you as what they know you for. I especially feel this passage with my career. When it comes to my family (not my immediate family), I do not get much support with what I do. Of course they smile and say good job, but that is as far as it goes.
The locals in my city are closed minded people and do not want others doing better than them. They won't stop to support anything I have going on either. I find that you get the most love where no one knows you. Its crazy how fast people will embrace strangers and turn away someone they really know.
When it comes to witnessing, its going to be harder to tell family and neighbors about doing the right thing. They know you, and they know your past. If they know about your extra marital affairs, they will judge you for it. If they know about your time in jail, they will call you on it. Do not let that stop you from telling them what thus says the Lord. Just remember Jesus encountered the same thing with His family.
Until Next Time...
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